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Lyrics & meaning

Yukthamukhi

From Poovellam Un Vasam · 2001

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Devan, Clinton Cerejo
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Poovellam Un Vasam
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
4 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
…………………………
Male :Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah
Wow huwu yeahhh..ye ye yeah
Wow huwu yeahhh..
Yukthaaaa mukhi…
Chorus :Yeeeeeeeeeee
Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi
Yuktha mukhi neeyaa
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa
Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi
Yuktha mukhi neeyaa
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa
Aiyo unn kuralai kettaal
Rathathil sakkarai yerum
Aahaa unn alagai paarthaal
Aruvigalum malai mel yerum
Padam varainthu
Paatham kurikka
Ullam thallaadum
{Rock rock
Sha-ake the body
Rock rock
Oh let me see you groove} (2)
Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi
Yuktha mukhi neeyaa
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa
Minnal minnum kannil
Varallaaru paarthen
Medu pallam thannil
Bhoogolam paarthen
Lip-il ulla variyil
Literature paarthen
Paarvai eerkkum bodhu
Bhodigam paarthen
Unn veruppil ullathu zoology
Unn sirippil ullathu psychology
Unn asaivil ullathu astrology
Chorus :Alagae-ae-ae…ae..ae..ae…
Neeyae oru palgalai kalagam
Athuthaan ini engal ulagam
Alagae nee syllabus aanaal
Aan koottam centum vaangum
Anbae nee katchi thodangu
Kodi kodi vasool aagum
Chorus :Kodi kodi vasool aagum
Rock rock
Sha-ake the body
Rock rock
Oh let me see you groove
Rock rock
Sha-ake the body
Rock rock
Give me another with a
Aasha bhosle susila
Kural ondru koodi
Aalaa panaigal seithaal
Enavaagum thozhi
Humming paadumbodhae
Ninupochu naadi naadi
Nee gaanam paadi vanthaal
Enavaagum podi
Engal manasin idai sollum maleswari
Unn style-a paarkkaiyil englishwari
Oru love you solladi Loveeswari
Chorus :Anbae-ae-ae-ae…ae…….
Alagalagaai unnai pettra
Athaikku vanakkam vaippom
Nalungaamal delivery paartha
Nurse-ukku mutham vaippom
Vennilavu thalaiyil idikka
Kannae unakku top vaippom
{Rock rock
Sha-ake the body
Rock rock
Oh let me see you groove} (2)
Yuktha mukhi yuktha mukhi
Yuktha mukhi neeyaa
Kookoo koo-koo kookoo koo
Yena koovum kuyil neeyaa
Aiyo unn kuralai kettaal
Rathathil sakkarai yerum
Aahaa unn alagai paarthaal
Aruvigalum malai mel yerum
Padam varainthu
Paatham kurikka
Ullam thallaadum
{Rock rock
Rock rock
Rock rock
Rock rock} (2)
I like it
...
Male: Wow whoa yeah... yeah yeah yeah
Wow whoa yeah... yeah yeah yeah
Wow whoa yeah...
Yukta Mookhey...
Chorus: Yeah...
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey,
are you Yukta Mookhey?
Cuckoo, coo-coo, cuckoo, coo,
are you the cuckoo singing like this?
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey,
are you Yukta Mookhey?
Cuckoo, coo-coo, cuckoo, coo,
are you the cuckoo singing like this?
Oh, if someone hears your voice,
the sugar in their blood will rise!
Aha, if someone looks at your beauty,
even waterfalls will climb back up the mountain!
Trying to draw your picture
and trace down to your feet,
the heart stumbles and sways!
Rock, rock,
shake the body,
rock, rock,
oh, let me see you groove!
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey,
are you Yukta Mookhey?
Cuckoo, coo-coo, cuckoo, coo,
are you the cuckoo singing like this?
In your eyes flashing like lightning,
I saw history.
In the curves and rises of your body,
I saw geography.
In the lines upon your lips,
I saw literature.
When your gaze pulls me in,
I saw physics.
In your annoyance lies zoology,
in your smile lies psychology,
in your every movement lies astrology!
Chorus: Oh beautiful girl...
You are a whole university yourself,
and that is our entire world from now on!
My beauty, if you become the syllabus,
the entire crowd of boys will score full marks!
My love, if you start a political party,
crores and crores will pour in as donations!
Chorus: Crores and crores will pour in as donations!
Rock, rock,
shake the body,
rock, rock,
oh, let me see you groove!
Rock, rock,
shake the body,
rock, rock,
give me another with a...
If Asha Bhosle and P. Susheela
joined their voices together
and sang an Aalapana (melodic improvisation),
what would happen, my friend?
Just when you hummed a tune,
my pulse came to a sudden halt!
If you actually arrive singing a full song,
who knows what will happen to me, girl!
You are Maleshwari who speaks to the depths of our hearts,
looking at your stylish flair, you are an English-wari,
now please say "I love you", my Love-eshwari!
Chorus: Oh my love...
Let us bow with respect to your mother
for giving birth to someone so stunning!
Let us plant a sweet kiss on the nurse
who delivered you without a scratch!
Lest the white moon bump into your head,
my dear, we will build a roof over you!
Rock, rock,
shake the body,
rock, rock,
oh, let me see you groove!
Yukta Mookhey, Yukta Mookhey,
are you Yukta Mookhey?
Cuckoo, coo-coo, cuckoo, coo,
are you the cuckoo singing like this?
Oh, if someone hears your voice,
the sugar in their blood will rise!
Aha, if someone looks at your beauty,
even waterfalls will climb back up the mountain!
Trying to draw your picture
and trace down to your feet,
the heart stumbles and sways!
Rock, rock,
rock, rock,
rock, rock,
rock, rock!
I like it!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Yuktha Mukhi is a high-energy, fun college-style dance song from the film 'Poovellam Un Vasam'. The song centers on a group of young men playfully praising a woman's striking beauty, comparing her to Miss World 1999, Yukta Mookhey. Through witty and exaggerated metaphors written by Vairamuthu, the protagonist describes how her beauty encompasses various fields of study—geography in her curves, history in her eyes, literature in her lips, and psychology in her smile.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Atisayokthi Ani (Hyperbole)

Aruvigalum malai mel yerum

Extravagant exaggeration stating that waterfalls would reverse direction and flow up a mountain upon seeing her beauty.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Engal manasin idai sollum maleswari / Unn style-a paarkkaiyil englishwari / Oru love you solladi Loveeswari

Rhyming line endings ending in '-wari' (Maleswari, Englishwari, Loveeswari) for rhythmic flow.

Monai (Alliteration)

Minnal minnum kannil

Repetition of the 'M' sound in initial syllables ('Minnal', 'minnum').

Metaphor

Neeyae oru palgalai kalagam

Directly comparing the female protagonist to a university ('palgalai kalagam').

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Trivia

The song composed by Vidyasagar references Yukta Mookhey, who was crowned Miss World 1999. Lyricist Vairamuthu incorporated modern academic subjects and pop culture references, which became a trademark style for college foot-tapping numbers in Tamil cinema during the early 2000s. The film 'Poovellam Un Vasam' (2001) starred Ajith Kumar and Jyothika.

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